Fiction or Nonfiction
When the author puts a line under a specific word or phrase.
What is to underline.
Feature that help us learn where things are located in the world.
What is a map.
Feature that shows us exactly what something looks like.
What is a photograph.
Feature placed on the side of a page and includes more information.
What is a sidebar?
When a word or phrase has darker and thicker font.
What is bold.
Feature that tells the reader how to say the word.
What is a pronunciation guide.
Features that helps you identify the parts of an item.
What is a diagram?
Feature that lists important dates in chronological order.
What is a timeline.
When the author uses a different shade to make a word stand out.
What is using color.
Feature that helps the reader understand the definitions of important words.
What is a glossary.
Words under a picture that tell you about about the picture.
What is a caption?
Feature that organizes information into columns and additional ways to make it easier to understand.
What is a chart or a graph.
When the words are slanted.
What is italics.
Feature that tell the main ideas and what pages they are on.
What is the table of contents.
Major sections of fiction and nonficiton.
What are chapters?
A three word term used to describe what we are studying.
What are nonfiction text features?
When a light color is placed over the text.
What is highlight.
Feature that is an alphabetical listing of items covered in the book and their page numbers.
What is the index.
Features that helps the reader see what something looks like on the inside.
What are cutaways or cross-sections.
Punctuation to offset words in a sentence that provide additional information.
What are parentheses?